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(More customer reviews)I've had the Fuel Holster for about 6 months now, and overall I'm satisfied with the product. At 2300 milliamp hours, it's one of the largest batteries you can get in a case for the iPhone. The three indicator lights on the front do a good job of indicating how much battery time is left on the Fuel.
The build quality of the unit is very good, if not excellent. I'm rough with any cellphone and this case has done it's job in protecting my phone from accidental drops. The belt clip works well, but is fairly loose on a dress belt and the bottom lip makes it difficult to remove and replace the case while wearing it. Still, the case is light enough for the added features and worth it for the extra power it provides.
To preserve the iPhone's internal battery, I run the phone exclusively from the Fuel, and the phone automatically switches over to it's internal battery when the Fuel is drained. I typically get a day's usage out of the Fuel before it's completely drained, which isn't bad at all, as I still have 100% charge on the iPhone itself. I am a heavy user of my phone, as I work in IT and am constantly on wireless, email, internet and using other tools of my trade.
There are a few glaring flaws with this product. The on/off button to turn on the Fuel is located on the front, making it very easy to accidentally switch the Fuel's battery on or off without realizing it. Secondly, I wish the belt clip were detachable. While belt clip style holsters work for some phones (BlackBerry's have nice holsters), this one is cumbersome at best.
The most glaring flaw with this case is it's inability to charge both itself and the iPhone at the same time, despite what is claimed in the manufacturer's documentation. I have noticed that if both the Fuel and iPhone are at 50% or less, by leaving the iPhone docked in the Fuel and the Fuel plugged in and turned on, I wake up the next morning to a dead case and a nearly dead phone. To me, this is a major design flaw, and one I have repeatedly been able to reproduce.
The idea behind the Case-Mate Fuel is good and for the most part, works as advertised. With heavy usage, I could probably get a full two days' using the Fuel with my iPhone 3G. It's a relatively sturdy case that secures the iPhone well and protects it from damage if dropped (with the exception of the exposed 3rd of the iPhone). However, I cannot recommend this product to others while the charging issue exists. As it is, I keep a charger at work and at home in the even that the Fuel and iPhone are not recharged when I get ready for work in the morning.
Hopefully, Case-Mate will come out with a version that fixes the charging issue, moves the power button to a switch on the side or bottom, and has a detachable belt-clip.
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